Sequel and New Alan Wake Title
Developer Oskari Häkkinen has stated that there is a possibility for Alan Wake 2, as the first title is only "Season 1" and the DLC will "bridge the gap to what we're working towards." However Häkkinen added that the idea is currently in 'limbo' while Microsoft is focusing on downloadable content for the first game. Writer Mikko Rautalahti adds the story is "bigger than one game" and the sequel would be "weird and wonderful".
On 10 May 2011, Remedy revealed they are working on a new Alan Wake game, after some information leaked out about the project before an official announcement. Remedy noted that it is not Alan Wake 2 and neither is it downloadable content. At the time, the company gave a Fall 2011 estimate for the release. In November 2011 it was announced that the new Alan Wake title will be available on the Xbox Live Arcade service, and will be revealed at the Spike Video Game Awards on 10 December 2011.
The first screenshot of the new game appeared on Game Informer on November 7, 2011. The screenshot shows Alan Wake in a different attire, with a flannel shirt and jeans, next to a road sign that says the town of Night Springs is 15 miles away. Night Springs is a fictional television show in Alan Wake, and is the setting of said show. On 10 November, a short teaser trailer was unveiled. During the days leading up to the publication of the first screenshot, Remedy employees made a number of comments on the official Alan Wake community forums about the new game. It was shared that the new title is "structured like a full release complete with a pretty damn impressive storyline that expands the originals in some interesting ways." Although no specifics were revealed, Remedy responded to fans who were worried that being an Xbox Live Arcade game meant that the amount of content in the game would be too small. Remedy claimed that there will definitely be enough "value for money" for the players of the game, and that fans "will be blown away by the proportion of things pretty soon".
On 2 June 2012, Sam Lake tweeted "It's all true. It will happen again, in another town, a town called Ordinary. It's happening now". This hints at a possible Alan Wake Sequel and contains a link to a blog titled 'This House of Dreams'. The blog details the story of a woman named Samantha buying an old house to renovate. She begins to experience strange phenomena including a dream of a young man whose description matches that of Alan Wake.
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